Easy packing container



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Georgia.

Ga., assigner to `a corporation of Application May 15, 1946, Serial No. 669,750

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a shipping container or carton arranged for easy packing even when of large side.

In containers of telescoping type used for bolt or package goods, inner pieces have been provided for aligning the contents during the packing operation, and then outer pieces have been telescoped over these inner pieces to complete the closure. Heretofore, it has been necessary for the packer to introduce the contents through the open end of the inner piece and move the rst packages for the entire length of the inner piece. With light weight packages, the containers may advantageously be made forty inches or more in height, wherewith the packer must bend down to place the bottom packages when the container is upright; or to bend forward into the container when on its side `for building an initial stepped pile and then up-end the partly filled container before completing the filling. Even with lower containers, the friction of the upper edge of the inner piece upon the Dacker's chest is a constant occupational diiiiculty. When bolts of cloth are being placed vertically in a container having a height for receiving the bolts, the last bolts/ must be forced down, in tight nonshifting packing, without feasibility of access to the already-present bolts except closely adjacent the upper ends, and hence the incoming bolt must act ltselfto displace the lower ends of bolts which have already been introduced.

According to the present invention, a container of telescoping type is provided which can be packed in vertical position to a total depth exceeding the comfortable reach of thepacker, and control can be exerted upon cloth bolts already inserted. This is accomplished by having the inner piece so contracted and arranged that only a. part of the total height of container is presented at one wall during packing, while other` walls are effective for aligning the packages or bolts as they are introduced and for guiding and maintaining the telescoping cover piece as it is being placed and while it is in position. Illustrative forms of practice'of the invention are shown on the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the completed,

` filled and closed container;

Figure 2 is a perspective view in position for packing;

Figure 3 is an upright section view, substanof container parts tially on line 3--3 of Figure 2, of a container for packaging bobbins or cones of textile thread or yarn;

` is cemented to close the upright edge.

Figure 4 is a plan of an outer end piece blank, on a somewhat smaller scale;

Figure 5 is a similar plan of a blank for the inner piece or liner of Figures l to 3.

Figure 6 is a similar plan of a blank for the main body of an outer piece;

Figure 7 is a perspective view similar to Figure 2 but showing a modified form;

Figure 8 is a plan of a blank for the inner piece of Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a plan view, on a larger scale, of a blank for a cone or bobbin holder as used in Figure 3;

Figure 10 is an upright sectional view, showing how a cone or bobbin is supported in 'the holder.

Figure l1 is a plan of a blank; and Figure 12 is a perspective view of the assembly thereof; providing a modified form of liner with reinforced bottom or inner piece. g

In the form and use illustrated by Figures l to 6, two end piece blanks (Figure 4) are pre-4 pared by the usual cutting and scoring operations upon corrugated board or like material; with a central rectangular eld IIJ, the side iiaps Il, the end iiaps I2, and the corner tabs `I3. .The blank is cui; from a rectangular sheet, lines I4, l5 and the gashesl5. Two outer piece body blanks (Figure 6) are similarly` prepared, with the side panels Il and endpanels I8 separated by the score lines i9. The body blanks are folded to tubular form, land thetube completed by a. fabric tape2 (Figures 1 and 2) which An end piece blank (Figure 4) is then placed at one end of each assembled body blank, and the flaps are folded down onto the underlying body panels', and the corner naps are brought around the vertical edges: the parts are then joined by stitching as indicated vby the staples 22. It will be noted thatl the tubular body can be supported on a rigid mandrel, and the staples driven from the exterior and clinched upon the mandrel, without diiiiculty,asfull access is afforded. t

An inner piece or liner C (Figure 5) is prepared `by cutting and scoring to provide side panels 24 liner (Figure 5) determine the horizontal crossl with the score i section of the container. By design. the corresponding dimensions of the panels of the body blank (Figure 6) are greater by twice the thickness of the liner material, so that the assembled body is a tight telescoping ilt over the liner: and likewise, the field i of the end piece (Figure 4) is dimensioned so that the flaps closely t the exteriors of the body walls. In the illustrated form, the assembled upper and lower assembled sections A, B are identical in size and shape, and the wall materials of their open ends come into abutment upon completed assembly (Figure'l) at half the height of the container. The score line 21 is located above the mid-height of the liner blank (Figure When a container is lto be packed. a section A is placed upon a packing table, with the field I Il of its end piece on the table. The assembled liner C is now telescoped into the section A, and the upper part 24a of the side panel is folded down about the score line 21, which is slightly above the horizontal line of the upper edge of the section A. The assembly now appears as in 4 Figure 2, and the packer can begin work. It will be noted that the hinge edge at score line 21 is smooth, and that abrasive contact of a rough edge with the packers clothing does not occur. If the contents are to be cones of rayon yarn, for example, these cones may be previously grouped in holders as described hereinafter; and the packer can position these even at the bottom of the container without reaching downward the entire depth of the container. Packing can be effected more quickly and with less fatigue; and the height of contents is built up until the last package completes .the fill. The panel portion 24a. is swung upwardly into place with the lower part of this panel and the top section B is placed, open end down. in alignment with the liner C and telcscoped onto it until the free edges of the sections A, B abut, which by design occurs when the liner C makes contact with top and bottom end pieces.

Sealing can be effected by an adhesive paper tape (Figure 1) to complete a package which is sealed against dirt and which cannot be tampered with except by such damage as to reveal the fact before opening and counting. The package has smooth top and bottom surfaces, so that it can be slid along the packing table, platforms, car and truck decks, etc., without trouble. The flaps of the end members can be strongly stitched in place. and provide a grip for tilting the filled container inside to engage the nose of a deliverymans dolly beneath it.

In the modified form indicated by Figures 7 and 8, the outer sections can be Amade as in Figures 1, 4 and 6. The liner Cain this form has only one side panel 34, and two end panels 35, defined by score lines 36. The end panelsv closely fit in the sections, A, B, and the natural springiness of the corrugated or fibre board material after bending causes them to hug the end walls of the section A when assembled therewith as described above. The container is packed when in thc condition shown in Figure 7.: the total` height cf the completed and lled container is likewise not limited by the reach of the packers arms. When packing is complete, an upper section B is telescoped into position and sealed, wherewith the completed package has the appearance of Figure 1.

The liner provides in each form panels essen. tially coextensive with inner surfaces of the outer sections for accurate telescoping of the parts and for maintaining the parts against shifting during transit, and has smooth internal wallsurfaces, free of staple ends, during the loading and shipment. In the form of Figure 7, the abutment of the vertical free edges of the end panels of the liner occurs at the corners, so that the'general rectangular form of internal section is maintained.

A quick and convenient way of packing rayon yarn is shown in Figures 3, 9 and 10. 'The yarn is reeled in truncated conical form upon a core 53 which has larger and smaller ends projecting from the yarn. The articles thus made are termed cones in the trade. A blank (Figure 9) is cut, scored and punched to provide a solid side panel 5I, a top panel 52 having small holes, a bottom panel 53 having large holes and the side panel parts 54, 55 having notch 56 and tongue 51 for inter-engagement. The illustrated form has eight sets of holes in two rows, but it will be understood that the number of rows and number of holes in a row is determined by the size and weight of the cones and the preference of the individual mill operator. The blank is preliminarily folded, to establish the creases, and then is loaded with cones at the reeling machine by placing the larger ends of the cones 5B in the large holes of the panel 53. When loading is completed, the panels are folded into place,v with the small ends of the cones engaged in the small holes of panel 52, and the panel portions 54, 55 are overlapped with the tongue- 51 engaging the notch 56: a short length of adhesive tape applied over the engaged panel portions holds the assembly as a unit for 'delivering to the packer.

The modified form of inner piece or liner C shown in Figures'li land 12 is illustrated as having essentially the same final dimensions as that of Figures 5 and 3, so that upon partial and complete assemblies, the appearance and loading is the same as for Figures 2 and 1. The modification provides for a stronger bottom and is valuable for heavy loads when the loaded and completed carton is to be lifted by a hand truck or rthe like wherewith the flange or spade of the truck is introduced beneath the carton preliminary `to lifting it, so that the spade supports a part of the bottom surface while another partis forced downward by the weight of superimpozed lading and relative displacement and damage to lading such as yarn cones may occur.

In this form, the blank` (Figure 11) has the same panels 24, 25 and folding part 24a as in Figure 5, but these panels are here integrally connected across bottom fold lines 30 with individual flaps 24h, 25h. The flaps 24b are preferably made with a width, or dimension from the fold line 30 to the edgel of the blank, equal to half the distance between the fold lines 25 for the panels 25: thus (Figure, 12) when the blank C is folded, the two flaps 24b -abut at their edges and, provide a smooth closed bottom inside the carton. The aps 25h may have-an arbitrary corresponding dimension, usually being less than half the distance `between fold lines 26 for the flaps 24: in the illustra'ted and presently preferred'form, the dimension is such that the free edges of flaps 25h are collinear with those of vflaps 24h, wherewith the blank C is of rectangular shape and canbe cui essentially without waste. y

The panels 24, 25, 24, 25 are folded to form a -tube, andjolned at the areas 29 by a tape. The

end flaps 24h are then folded inward, followed by the flaps 25h. These flaps may then be stitched by staples. telescoped into a bottom section A, whereupon the assembly appears as in Figure 2, and may be loaded -andcompleted as set out above.

The illustrative forms are not restrictive, and the invention may be practiced in many ways within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A shipping container comprising a relatively tall tubular upright liner defined by a plurality of side wall panels extending substantially throughout the entire length of the container, and upper and lower outer closure sections telescopingly engaging over the opposite endportions of the liner and of such depth as to extend into substantially abutted relation approximately midway the height of the liner, substantially all of one of the liner wall panels above the upper edge of said lower closure section being free to swing outwardly to provide an access opening in .the side wall above said lower closure section and adapted when swung to closed position to complete the liner and be covered by said upper closure section when the latter is applied tothe upper end portion of said liner.

2. A container having a depth of at least forty inches comprising an inner tubular liner section extending for essentially the height of the conrtainer, and lower and upper outer closure sections each formed as a closed structure for telescoping engagement around the linerV with abutment of the free edges of .the outer sections when the clo- Finally, the inside piece or liner is sure ends contact the free edges ofthe liner, leach vertical edge of one panel of the liner being cut y from the top downwardly to a point adjacent the upper edge of the lower outer closure section when the liner is fully telescoped into the latter whereby the upper part of said one panel can be bent outwardly about a horizontal line adjacent saidv points in the absence of the upper outer closure section whereby to align the lading in the absence oi the section.

upper outer closure section and to guide the upper outer closure section while it `is being telescoped into abutment with the lower outer closure JACK RUSSELL BEIsmGER,

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the ille of this patent: t

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